Eligibility:
The championships are open to members of SLSGB and /or SLSA Wales. All competitors named on the entry form must be paid up members of SLSGB or SLSA Wales and a member of an affiliated club by the closing date of entries. Competitors whose membership is received by SLSGB after that date will not be eligible to compete in this Championship. All competitors must be in possession of the relevant qualifications at the time that the entry form is lodged with SLSGB or SLSA Wales.

Data Protection:
The information provided by you in this entry will be used solely for the purpose of marshalling sheets and race results which will show name and age group of competitors. The information will only be available to members of the results team and appropriate competition officials and will not be passed to any other person or agency. Heat Sheets and Results will be displayed on the SLSGB web site.

Consent:
Team Manager/Clubs must make all Entrants/Parents/Carers aware that by entering the National Championship they are agreeing to the level of Physical Readiness to compete. Physical Readiness is the level of health, strength, stamina, fitness, mental and emotional capacity necessary for a participant to be able to undertake an activity without suffering harm or injury caused by the activity itself. Whether or not a person has the necessary level of Physical Readiness may change according to the personal circumstances of the individual at a particular time. SLSGB is resoponsible for the safety management of the event and for the wellbeing of the participants in those activities, but it is entirely the inviduals/parents/carers responsibility to decide if they have the level of Physical Readiness necessary to participate in the events activities.
We strongly advise that all Team Managers, Officials and helpers involved in the event should hold the Level 2 Safeguarding Credential details of how to achieve this can be found here.
By entering the competition, individuals/parents/carers agree that SLSGB events are held in public places and by participating in these Championships, competitors may be photographed, and these may be published. Also, by participating in this event, you acknowledge and consent to the use of drones for photography and videography. The footage may be used for promotional purposes, including social media, websites, and other marketing materials. Your participation indicates your agreement to be filmed and photographed, and for these images and videos to be used without compensation.Â
A guide to child welfare procedures for this event will be sent to Team Managers and will be available on request to any interested parties.
If you do not give consent for your child to have photographs taken and possibly used for promotional purposes which may include media, social media and website images, at SLSGB events, it is your responsibility to register with the National Safeguarding Manager or Event Manager at the SLSGB event HQ at the beginning of the event.Â

Cancellation Policy:
From the moment SLSGB begin to organise an event, we start to incur costs. Member's entry fee is invested into the cost of staging the event, hiring facilities, hiring and buying equipment. In short, organising any event requires a considerable amount of forward planning, risk and expense. Once you pay your entry fee that money is spent and with it SLSGB aims to provide you with a race. In open water competition, adverse weather can create extremes in heat or cold, storms, dangerous surf or swell and associated dangers for competitors. Man-made disasters such as pollution of the water and beach cannot be discounted.

If an event must be postponed or cancelled for safety reason, including inclement weather, concerted effort will be made to notify those who have pre-registered and have provided a contact phone number or e–mail address. If an event is to be rescheduled, all members will be notified of the new event date (if time scales allow). If an Event cannot be rescheduled or run later in the day there will only be a percentage of entry fees refunded after all running cost have be calculated.

Club Place Judges/Volunteer:
Please note that to manage the number of competitors anticipated the events will run in two/three arenas at the same time. Each competing club will be required to supply at least one place judge/ volunteer for the duration of the event.
Total Competitors Entered between 5 and 10 2 place judges/volunteer supplied in total
Total Competitors Entered between 10 and 15 3 place judges/volunteer supplied in total
Total Competitors Entered between 15 and 20 4 place judges/volunteer supplied in total
Total Competitors Entered between 20 and 25 5 place judges/volunteer supplied in total
Total Competitors Entered between 25 and 30 6 place judges/volunteer supplied in total
NO HELP, NO ENTRY

Any referee or official nominated by SLSGB Commission cannot be allocated as your club official/ volunteer.

The club must name these people on the volunteer form. They will be expected to report to the Referee at the start of the day and they will then be allocated their duties. SLSGB will ensure that drinks and refreshments are provided to them throughout the day.